General information
NGC3379 is the galaxy at magnitude 9 that is placed in Leo constellation and has apparent size of 3 angular minutes.
Because of low brightness and large angular size, galaxy is available for observations through a 5-inch telescope.
Information for observations
2024-04-28 galaxy NGC3379 will become observable at southwest as the dusk sky fades, 57° above your horizon, at 22:06. At this time, the object will be at its highest elevation. At 03:31 the object will sink below the horizon at west.
Messier M105 on the sky map
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Object type | Galaxy |
Alternative names | |
Constellation | Leo |
Magnitude | 9 |
Apparent size | 3'x3' |
Right ascension | 10h 47m 49.6s |
Declination | 12° 34′ 53.87″ |
Catalogues
Messier | M105 |
New General Catalogue (NGC) | NGC3379 |
International Catalogue (IC) |
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Nearest objects with greater magnitude |
| Object type | Magnitude |
H VI 11* | Double Star | 1.4 |
H I 29 | Double Star | 7.76 |
H II 74 | Double Star | 7.8 |